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    Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
    Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
    Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
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    Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

    Written by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by David Suchet

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    FROM THE INCOMPARABLE AGATHA CHRISTIE, THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!

    “The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .”

    Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.

    Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.

    Editor's Note

    An incredible narrator…

    Narrated by David Suchet, who absolutely nails Poirot’s French-Belgian accent, as well as the mixed bag of voices that make up the 12 passengers, the audio version of this classic whodunnit really shines.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJul 3, 2012
    ISBN9780062231543
    Author

    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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    • 4/5
      A very readable mystery, complete with a surprising and satisfying conclusion. I will admit that I saw a movie adaptation of this mystery a few years back and could vaguely recall some of the details, so I guessed the solution more easily than another. Still, a great read and a classic among mysteries.
    • 4/5
      Our nanny in England had read all of Agatha Christie's books. She loved them. I, however, had never read any. I learned that Ms. Chrisite's books have been read more than any other aside from the Bible and Shakespeare. I decided it was time to change the fact that I'd never read any of her books. Murder on the Orient Express. The title made is sound interesting to me. We did a lot of travel in Europe. We never had the chance to travel overnight by train although we did travel by ferry and hhad berths on the ferries. I was certain I could visualize the book well enough to enjoy reading it.Poirot is the thinking man's man. He thinks outside the box. My kids and I enjoy watching Monk and Psych. The mysteries on those shows tend to be solved in such a way that they are not easily unraveled by jus anyone; of course, if they could be, they wouldn't be very mysterious, would they?There were certainly a large numbers of characters integral to this story. Ms. Christie did a good job of helping the reader distinguish each character though. She also managed to keep the story moving pretty well. She drew me in. I liked the fact that the murder was solved by wit alone. The train was stranded in a snowdrift, set many years ago. There was no way to communicate with the outside world.
    • 5/5
      Hercule Poirot boards a train to get back to England where he is needed to solve another case. However, the Orient Express gets caught in a snow drift… and one of the passengers is found murdered. Knowing that the murderer could not have left the train after the crime, Poirot decides to take this case on.

      This was the first Agatha Christie novel I’ve ever read and it instantly hooked me. Even though the entire setting of this book takes place on a train, it is not boring. Christie hooked me from the very beginning and kept me guessing until the very end.
    • 4/5
      Hercule Poirot has is suddenly called back to London from Stamboul (Istanbul) and takes passage on the Orient Express. The first class section is unusually full for a winter passage with an eclectic mix of nationalities and class and a snow storm will play a major role in the case.The murder of an American, who is discovered to be traveling under a false identity, sets the stage for an 'impossible' case for Poirot--his favorite kind. The victim has been stabbed twelve times, some with tremendous force and some just barely, some obviously left-handed, others right-handed.Too many convenient clues and red herrings seem to drive the investigation, yet once Poirot sits down to silently 'think it out' and arrives at a satisfactory conclusion.
    • 5/5
      Hercule Poirot in one of his more interesting cases. Hercule has just sucessfully completed a case for the British in Persia and was on his way back to London to continue working on an ongoing case, when on the train a murder is committed. The train is stuck in the snow on the mountains of Yugoslavia. While waiting for the authorities to arrive and both dig them out and discover the crime the train's company director and friend of Poirot asks him to undertake the finding of the perpatrator. This Poirot does with all the litlte grey cells working.Excellent mystery and though the end isn't a true suprise there are plenty of them throughout to keep things interesting.
    • 5/5
      Hercule Poirot boarded the Taurus Express in Aleppo, Syria, having successfully solved the crime that brought him there, bound for Istanbul. On the train, he met two people who seemed to know each other acting suspiciously. Upon arrival, the famous investigator discovered that he also needed to take the Orient Express (the Simplon Orient Express). An old friend who was an official of the train company appeared and helped Poirot secure a berth after the train appeared to be fully booked, which was surprising in itself.On board the train, a gruesome murder occurs. There are 12 people connected to the carriage or the deceased. Poirot is asked to undertake the investigation. He proceeds to interview all of these folks and sift through the evidence that occurs. The solution to the crime is clever and surprising.Agatha Christie is, of course, famous for her peerless mystery writing. It is an educational experience to review the book and think through the structure that she used to tell the story. Her approach is straightforward. Ms. Christie begins with the crime in simple terms, reviews the suspects in an orderly manner, frames the questions to be addressed, then addresses them to come to a conclusion that is different than the reader anticipated.The spare writing style reflects the times in which the stories were written. There is none of the sex and violence that are so common today, though the excitement of the story is certainly not diminished. It is actually refreshing to read the spare style.There is much to be learned from studying the masters!
    • 4/5
      I have seen the movie version many times, but still I adored the book. I love the processes of Poirot. I adore the power of observation by both Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. Both men miss nothing and both men think highly of themselves. Each writer, Doyle and Christie, focuses on England, but at different times. I have not read all that each writer has completed, but I thoroughly enjoy Christie's style of writing. I feel that with Christie I am following the detective as he researches the crime. The reader sees all the clues and listens to all the stories, but only Poirot understands the outcome.
    • 4/5
      I finished this book over lunch, and probably would've given it 3 stars until the last chapter or two. I thought the last pat of the book was intriguing, so I bumped up my rating for this one.
    • 3/5
      Having now seen all three major Murder on the Express movies as well as having read the book, it might be time to discuss the book. I like it better than all three, although of the three movies, the David Suchet version is clearly the best. One thing Suchet insisted on, apparently, in the last few episodes in the wonderful series was to inject a religious underpinning to Poirot’s character. This is clearly evident in the train movie with Suchet as Poirot struggles with the moral dilemma of what constitutes justice with regard to the murder of Rachett. Kenneth Branaugh’s version touches on that as well although no where near as neatly as Suchet, which, although very dark, at least held together.  None of the religious struggle is in the book. Consisting mostly of conversation, Christie manages to deftly reveal the temperament of each character. Lacking, however, is a sense of place. There is very little description of the surroundings, nor (as railroad buffs have complained) much description of the opulent train cars of the Simplon-Orient Express. While I count myself as a member of the latter group, that didn't bother me much. 
    • 4/5
      It's amazing that a novel that has been around for as long as it has, is still as entertaining as any modern day mystery. I was so impressed with the plot, the way the details unfold, and the ending. A great detective novel that stands the test of time!
    • 4/5
      A classic tale of mystery and intrigue. Such a fun ride!
    • 3/5
      This was only my second Christie read and much better than the first. (And Then There Were None). I will say that I had to play close attention to how the characters on the train were related to the Armstrong family--there were 12 of them and sometimes I was a bit confused. This book did not really excite me nor did it turn me off from possibly another Christie at some time in the future.
    • 5/5
      I have them all but this Murder on the Orient Express is stealing my heart each time... what a writer Agatha Christie was.
    • 4/5


      AKA: "Murder in the Calais Coach"

      Although I remembered "who done it"...... I still enjoyed reading this story again, mostly because I didn't remember much of anything else.

      A man on the train to France asks Poirot for his help. He has received a threatening letter and is much afraid for his life.... Although the man is impeccable in speech, manner, & presentation, he has evil in his eyes and there is something deep reflected that causes M. Poirot to turn him down.

      Although is is late in the season, for some reason the train is unusually full (even the stand-by compartment saved for the railway company) and for the first few stops M. Poirot has to share a berth..... When another coach has been added, M. Poirot is moved to the number 1 compartment, directly next to the man who had unsuccessfully solicited M. Poirot's help.

      Along in the third night, M. Poirot hears voices, sees a mysterious woman, hears much commotion.... and finds that the man with the evil in his eyes has been murdered... Stabbed 12 times... with several of the wounds not made by the same hand.

      Everyone has an alibi, no one seems to have a motive.... until M. Poirot ascertains the murdered man's true identity.....

      Oh good old Bigoted Agatha.... she sure hated Italians.... and once again goes off on a rant about them.... Amazing, really; and for this reason, I cut off a star!
    • 3/5
      Zeker het best geschreven verhaal van Christie; frappant dat de daders vrijuit gaan; niet de enige keer dat Poirot voor rechtvaardige rechter speelt!
    • 4/5
      This is one of those rare books where I wasn't sure I was fully enjoying it because I thought the circumstances of the mystery were silly, but the ending brought it all together and it really worked. This was my first Agatha Christie book as an adult and the format was new to me. It was basically separated into three parts. The first part introduces things and the murder. The second part is literally a series of interviews with each of the potential suspects. The third part is the explanation of the crime. It was vey formulaic, but I enjoyed the simplicity of it. I look forward to reading other books by Christie.
    • 5/5
      David Suchet is an amazing story teller. He is, of course, Hercule Poirot himself.
    • 4/5
      The end.it was good.kinda .ah ,not so good .whatever
    • 5/5
      Sir David Suchet’s voice acting is unreal. Mrs. Hubbard made me laugh the whole way through, then at the very end she brought me to tears. All the characters are distinct and have such personality. I’ve read the book countless times but I am so glad to have heard it in Sir David’s voice.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this one. Ready to see the movie now.
    • 5/5
      ‘’Some crimes God does not forgive!’’ Last week, I watched (for the gazillionth time…) ITV’s 2010 production of ‘’Murder on the Orient Express’’ with the inimitable David Suchet in the role of our beloved Hercule Poirot and it prompted certain thoughts in my mind. Why is this considered one of Christie’s finest creations? Many say that, arguably, it is her best work and this view I do share.I don’t think any of us need a synopsis. To say the story is well-known would be an understatement. Even people who haven’t read the book know of the outstanding outcome and the resolution of, possibly, the most controversial murder (but is it a ‘’crime’’?) in Christie’s marvellous works. So what is it that makes this novel by the Lady of Crime so iconic and a point of reference?Is is the exceptional cast of characters, each one battling with the demons of the past? Is it the wintry atmosphere? The intense feeling of claustrophobia, of being trapped in a train, within a snowstorm, in a foreign country with a dead body lying in a compartment? Or is it the absolute, ultimate questioning of the moral values we have come to adopt? What is right and wrong? When injustice isn’t punished, to what extent can we bend the human limits? God and Law can’t always protect us...Here, Hercule discovers that his little grey cells are only a small part of the solution. It is his heart that has to do the rest.This is a jewel not only of Crime Fiction, but of Literature in general, regardless of the genre. A work that doesn’t ask the reader to think of the ‘’who has done it’’ question, but to contemplate on the ‘’what would you have done’’ issue. And as for me, I fully agree with Greta Ohlsson. Some crimes God doesn’t forgive….
    • 4/5
      A twisty ride through this murder had me guessing and I did not see the ending for sure. I’m not sure how Poirot comes up with the things he does half the time. I enjoyed this one but do think my favorite is still And Then There Were None. I watched the movie last night and man what a cast. Loved young Sean Connery. I will definitely be seeing the new movie once it comes out. 4🌟
    • 4/5
      I read this one before the movie came out because I wanted to make sure I had read the book (as most bookworms do). So many people rave about Agatha Christie, and I do agree that she's a great murder mystery writer, and Poirot is definitely a unique character. That said, while I did enjoy the book and I enjoyed the character of Poirot, there were parts that I found slow that I had to really push through. I don't know that I would be able to handle one book after the other in this series but I would be open to reading more of Agatha Christie in general and in doses here and there.
    • 2/5
      Christie seems to lay out an equation and then work her way through it. In this case, how do you solve a murder when there are very limited number of people with access (the train stuck in the snow) and everyone of them has good reasons to kill this guy.
    • 5/5
      I read Agatha Christie's iconic 1934 mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, many, many years ago. (And to be honest - I had forgotten the 'whodunit'.) Well, Twentieth Century Fox has just released a new (star studded) version of Murder on the Orient Express. It's one I would like to see at the theatre, but I wanted to read the book again beforehand.My favourite genre is mysteries and this one is a classic 'locked room' mystery. Twelve people are traveling on the Orient Express train. Our protagonist, the great Detective Hercule Poirot is one of them. When the train is stopped dead on the tracks in the middle of nowhere by a snowstorm and a murdered traveler is found in one of the cabins, Poirot's deductive skills are called upon. "The murderer is with us - on the train now..."And it is those deductive skills that make Christie's works such a joy to read. While current day crime novels can draw upon technology and forensic tools, Poirot relies upon his 'little gray cells'. He solves crimes through interviews, questions, deductions and his own innate cleverness. It's great fun to see if you can remember what each of the twelve has claimed - and to try and find the cracks in each one's proclamations along with Hercule. But they are subtle and so cleverly inserted. The joy in reading Murder on the Orient express is in the journey to the final answer. On reaching the final whodunit, I am now very curious as to how the movie will play out. Christie's ending leaves some wiggle room.
    • 5/5
      This is a very clever plot, well thought out and—if you never watched the movie—with a startling end. I never thought I’d catch a mistake in a book written by Agatha Christie! Yet, I did catch two… The first one was in a dialogue between Hercule Poirot, Dr. Constantine, and Monsieur Bouc (which, by the way, means “goat” in French). Poirot was describing three possibilities that explained the crime. The last and third possibility was that evidence had been faked “for the same reason as above”… Obviously the word should have been “already mentioned” or something like that, never “above,” which does not accord with a spoken, but a dialogue. The second was the American characters using the word “frontier” instead of border. It was surprising that her editors never caught these two simple mistakes.
    • 5/5
      I'm so glad this is the audiobook version of this novel that I chose to listen to- the narrator nails all the different characters. It's more like a one-man radio play than an audiobook! My only issue is that his voice is so relaxing that I would sometimes fall asleep listening and would have to do some investigating of my own the next morning to figure out where I'd left off before drifting off to sleep!
    • 5/5
      Absolutely brilliant. I read this book before. I’ve seen it as a play. I’ve seen multiple movie adaptations. And yet even knowing the genius plot twist, it’s so so fresh and invigorating a story. Every detail is falling into place towards the perfect crime. Because everyone has unshakable alibis. Only Poirot’s little grey cells can see through the deception. Truly this is a masterpiece!
    • 5/5
      David Suchet brings all the humor and suspense to life in a masterful way!!
    • 5/5
      This is the third book I’ve read from Agatha Christie and it did not disappoint. As always, I have no clue who has committed the crime until the resolution at the very end. I love a good mind puzzle and a satisfying ending, which is again delivered in this mystery novel. Can’t wait to start the next one! The narrator did a wonderful job of voicing the dozen+ different characters so that it is possible to track the speaker based on their tone of voice and accent rather than solely by name. It is so easy to visualize the scenarios in my head thanks to the expressive and thoughtful narration and storytelling.